Overview
- The University of Minnesota confirmed Robinson died in Southern California at age 79, and no cause of death was released.
- Under his leadership, Minnesota won NCAA team titles in 2001, 2002, and 2007, breaking through a field long ruled by traditional powers.
- His program produced 14 individual NCAA champions, six Big Ten team titles, and a record 10 All-Americans at the 2001 national meet.
- The Gophers credited him with developing 63 All-Americans who earned 124 All-America honors, and he was named NCAA National Coach of the Year three times.
- A former Oklahoma State standout and U.S. Army Ranger, he competed in Greco-Roman at the 1972 Munich Olympics, coached at Iowa under Dan Gable, took over Minnesota in 1986, and entered the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005.